Careers and Education

Educational Outreach

The Welding Institute is committed to working with schools and colleges, teachers and students, in showcasing the exciting careers, prospects, developments and research surrounding the world of welding, joining and allied technologies.

In support of this we offer a variety of educational outreach activities.

Educational Outreach

The Welding Institute is keen to work with and embrace schools, colleges and other educational institutions, teachers and students, who are interested in learning more about welding and joining technologies.

We have several ways in which we are able to support you

Our educational outreach activities carried out by The Welding Institute’s Younger Members’ Committee, the numerous Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) Ambassadors at TWI as well as our staff and our ever growing volunteer base, build on local associations with schools and colleges, finding ways to link real industry challenges with science and engineering curriculum topics and in supporting post-16 choices at careers events attended by our apprentices and graduates.

From primary, secondary, further education, university and to postgraduate level, we have put into place structured learning activities and annual programmes. This includes fun, hands-on workshops delivered in schools or at local science fairs; work experience and technical mentoring via our partner-schools arrangements or through the Nuffield Foundation and the Arkwright Scholarships Trust; and undergraduate summer placements. The newly launched National Structural Integrity Research Centre at TWI for postgraduate education in an industrial environment will train over 500 students in a ten-year period.